Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers were mixed with 400-500 lbs 3.00 higher; over 500 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Demand good for weaned calves however softer undertone for fleshy offerings. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower on middleweights with moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.09/cwt on 287 head.

Average price

$146.09

287 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$449

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2

$27.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.85

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	638	147.47	941	266
Large 1-2	601	130.53	785	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	548	125.30	686	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	410	120.00	492	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.47/cwt here — about $449 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale287 hd

146.09

—

KY average18 barns · 2,835 hd

142.24

+3.85

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,719	95.01	1,634	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	63.97	957	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	62.77	774	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,108	56.50	626	2thin

Every lot, as filed

116 lots · USDA AMS · Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	305	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,215	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,991	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,308	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,857	1
Bulls	—	—	1,330	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,137	1
Bulls	—	—	1,793	82.14/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,473	2
Bulls	—	—	1,754	100.04/cwt	95.00–104.50	1,755	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	56.46/cwt	50.00–59.00	693	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	62.84/cwt	61.00–64.50	752	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	67.12/cwt	65.00–72.00	851	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	62.24/cwt	60.00–64.50	900	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	58.34/cwt	57.50–59.00	929	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	68.17/cwt	66.00–72.50	1,001	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	523	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	139.53/cwt	137.00–142.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	131.42/cwt	130.00–132.00	662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	139.42/cwt	135.00–143.00	591	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	131.49/cwt	131.00–132.00	947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	154.53/cwt	151.00–157.50	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	142.67/cwt	140.00–145.00	738	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	134.01/cwt	133.00–135.00	894	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	139.44/cwt	138.00–141.00	806	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	134.97/cwt	130.00–137.00	841	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	808	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,159	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	917	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	770	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	4,774	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	893	726.33/cwt	700.00–750.00	6,486	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,198	921.47/cwt	775.00–985.00	11,039	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,960	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	27,636	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,306	1,166.44/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	15,234	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,149	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	151.98/cwt	151.00–153.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	124.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	128.79/cwt	125.00–130.00	541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	135.66/cwt	135.00–136.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	105.55/cwt	103.00–108.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	135.87/cwt	130.00–139.00	711	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	136.82/cwt	135.00–140.00	662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	132.71/cwt	129.00–137.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	122.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	117.65/cwt	117.00–119.00	909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	116.62/cwt	110.00–120.00	845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	144.14/cwt	140.00–146.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	143.29/cwt	142.50–145.00	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	111.98/cwt	109.00–115.00	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	665	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	865	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	882	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	17,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	1,350.32/cwt	1,325.00–1,375.00	18,675	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	840	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	123.25/cwt	119.00–126.00	706	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	130.43/cwt	127.00–134.00	548	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	127.13/cwt	124.00–132.00	598	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	124.40/cwt	122.00–127.50	658	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	109.40/cwt	105.00–111.00	770	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	117.51/cwt	116.00–118.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	91.33/cwt	89.00–92.50	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	140.94/cwt	139.00–142.00	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	640	122.27/cwt	120.00–124.50	783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	658	125.00/cwt	124.50–125.25	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	149.94/cwt	144.00–161.00	567	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	319	155.02/cwt	149.00–157.50	495	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	647	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	751	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	535	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	647	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	835	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	802	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	527	118.68/cwt	118.00–120.00	625	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	478	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	577	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	563	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	170.13/cwt	163.00–175.00	635	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	321	174.22/cwt	172.50–175.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	156.40/cwt	152.00–169.00	746	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	848	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	146.61/cwt	145.00–150.00	755	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	164.66/cwt	157.50–170.00	713	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	694	148.26/cwt	139.50–148.50	1,029	71
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	127.90/cwt	124.00–132.00	531	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	125.24/cwt	123.00–129.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	123.56/cwt	118.00–128.00	701	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	123.78/cwt	122.50–125.00	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	108.03/cwt	106.00–110.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	85.37/cwt	78.00–93.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	125.84/cwt	125.00–127.00	491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	120.66/cwt	120.50–121.00	568	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	542	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	547	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	420	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	795	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,002	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	713	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	895	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	530	132.23/cwt	121.00–136.00	701	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	578	132.66/cwt	129.00–134.00	767	5

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Wed Sep 9, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 588Last week 620Year ago 495

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 66Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 35Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	132.50	132.50
4	—	475	120.00–130.00	124.73
4	—	420	125.00–130.00	128.79
3	—	382	135.00–136.00	135.66
2	—	715	103.00–108.00	105.55
1	—	680	111.00	111.00
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
4	—	525	123.00–129.00	125.24
5	—	567	118.00–128.00	123.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	523	130.00–139.00	135.87
6	—	484	135.00–140.00	136.82
5	—	582	129.00–137.00	132.71
4	—	618	120.00–124.00	122.99
3	—	773	117.00–119.00	117.65
3	—	725	110.00–120.00	116.62
3	—	430	140.00–146.00	144.14
3	—	368	142.50–145.00	143.29
2	—	830	109.00–115.00	111.98
2	—	675	120.00–125.00	122.54
1	—	345	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	432	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	102.00	102.00
1	—	665	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	118.00–120.00	118.68
3	—	478	120.00–122.00	120.66
2	—	563	119.00–121.00	120.00
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	137.00–142.00	139.53
7	—	504	130.00–132.00	131.42
16	—	424	135.00–143.00	139.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	123.00	123.00
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
1	—	640	97.00	97.00
2	—	308	122.50–125.00	123.78
2	—	665	106.00–110.00	108.03
2	—	728	78.00–93.00	85.37
6	—	390	125.00–127.00	125.84
6	—	471	120.50–121.00	120.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	573	119.00–126.00	123.25
18	—	420	127.00–134.00	130.43
16	—	470	124.00–132.00	127.13
14	—	529	122.00–127.50	124.40
12	—	704	105.00–111.00	109.40
4	—	615	116.00–118.00	117.51
3	—	928	89.00–92.50	91.33
3	—	315	139.00–142.00	140.94
2	—	820	101.00	101.00
1	—	875	95.00	95.00
1	—	790	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	640	120.00–124.50	122.27
3	—	658	124.50–125.25	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	378	144.00–161.00	149.94
4	—	319	149.00–157.50	155.02
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	647	116.00	116.00
1	—	535	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	115.00	115.00
2	—	542	101.00	101.00
6	—	400	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	907	117.50	117.50
4	—	720	131.00–132.00	131.49
5	—	380	151.00–157.50	154.53
6	—	517	140.00–145.00	142.67
6	—	667	133.00–135.00	134.01
13	—	578	138.00–141.00	139.44
16	—	623	130.00–137.00	134.97
2	—	887	129.50	129.50
2	—	490	142.00	142.00
2	—	420	151.00–153.00	151.98
1	—	810	128.00	128.00
1	—	765	127.00	127.00
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	808	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	132.50	132.50
3	—	648	141.50	141.50
11	—	477	152.00–169.00	156.40
11	—	569	149.00	149.00
13	—	515	145.00–150.00	146.61
23	—	433	157.50–170.00	164.66
71	—	694	139.50–148.50	148.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	373	163.00–175.00	170.13
3	—	321	172.50–175.00	174.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	124.00	124.00
1	—	590	134.00	134.00
1	—	695	117.00	117.00
1	—	700	121.00	121.00
2	—	415	124.00–132.00	127.90
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	126.00	126.00
1	—	795	126.00	126.00
2	—	713	125.00–126.00	125.49
5	—	530	121.00–136.00	132.23
5	—	578	129.00–134.00	132.66
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	63.00	63.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	740.00	740.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	725.00	725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	685.00	685.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	620.00	620.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	893	700.00–750.00	726.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,198	775.00–985.00	921.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,960	1,410.00	1,410.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,306	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,166.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,410	1,210.00	1,210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,383	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,350.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	85.50	85.50
2	—	1,793	80.00–86.00	82.14
7	—	1,754	95.00–104.50	100.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,227	50.00–59.00	56.46
9	—	1,197	61.00–64.50	62.84
10	—	1,268	65.00–72.00	67.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,446	60.00–64.50	62.24
4	—	1,593	57.50–59.00	58.34
7	—	1,469	66.00–72.50	68.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	52.00	52.00
1	—	1,210	61.00	61.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

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